Affirmative. We ditch them in Albany, where they'll hitch a ride on something else. We're also apparently three revenue cars longer than normal tonight as well. The we spanned the full length of platform 26 at CUS, both north and south concourse.

Looks like someone is paying an extra locomotive charge. This is one of the few times A year we hit the excessive private car limit.

Indeed, three locomotives led the train.

We did have an issue almost immediately after leaving Chicago. Upon arrival at South Bend, all HEP died and the train coasted to a stop. We sat for nearly 30 minutes before pulling slowly to the east to clear the main and stopped again.

No A/C, lights or toilets for over an hour while crew walked the train looking for something. The issue was mitigated and we were on our way again, but the damage to the schedule was done. When we arrived into Albany, I walked back to look at the PV's and noticed all of them had on-board generators running. Makes me wonder if the HEP load was too much for the normal train plus PV's, necessitating the axing of power to them since they had back up generators?

Isn't the Auto Train longer? Although the car carrier's need no HEP.... but what about the summertime Canadian?

I've been on a 28 Car Canadian ( Summer) and a 10 Car one (Winter) and the 10 Car one is Best by far to ride, although not as awesome to see!😎

"There's Something About a Train! It's Magic!"-- 1970s Amtrak Ad "..My heart is warm with the friends I make,and better friends I'll not be knowing,Yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take,No matter where its going!.." -Edna St. Vincent Millay